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TSMC Starts Next-Gen Mass Production as World Fights Over Chips
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TSMC Starts Next-Gen Mass Production as World Fights Over Chips

[ad_1] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. kicked off mass production of next-generation chips Thursday, ensuring the island remains the linchpin of a critical technology fought over by governments from Washington to Beijing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. kicked off mass production of next-generation chips Thursday, ensuring the island remains the linchpin of a critical technology fought over by governments from Washington to Beijing. The primary chipmaker for Apple Inc. began bulk production of advanced 3-nanometer chips at its Tainan campus in southern Taiwan. In doing so, TSMC follows Samsung Electronics Co. in gearing up on production of a technology that's expected to control the next lineup of cutting-edge devices from iPhones to internet servers to supercomputers...
Sorry USA, $40 Billion Won’t Buy Chip Independence
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Sorry USA, $40 Billion Won’t Buy Chip Independence

[ad_1] President Biden and Apple’s Cook applauded a plan that offers a minuscule share of global chip capacity. President Joe Biden is so proud of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s new facility that he went to Arizona to celebrate it. A $40 billion figure tends to attract heads of state and corporate chieftains, with the chip factories TSMC is building there being hailed as the largest foreign direct investment in US history. “Apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas,” Biden said at the plant outside Phoenix on Tuesday. “Now, they're going to bring more of their supply chain here at home. It could be a game changer.” Unfortunately, Mr President, it won't be a game changer. Everything announced by TSMC this week was in line with long-term plans for the site. Th...